The primal urge | My interpretation took me to a quintessential suburban scenario, a comedic one, with a cul-de-sac full of curtain twitchers, like Hyacinth Bucket.
Damn, I still haven’t unpacked my weekend bag from two weeks ago and here you go unpacking 8 bags! Congratulations on the 100 subscribers!! The photos are gorgeous as always.
😂😂 unpacked into 2 piles though which haven’t been organised - keep & not keep! I need to sort the not keep pile into - sell - charity - bin. That could be another 5 weeks !
I love the idea that the modern day desperation to outdo each other stems from survival needs from the past. Makes sense! I hadn’t thought about it before. Though I think modern folk have lost touch a little with what’s needed for survival! It’ll be interesting to see what you come up with for your story set back in those times of monuments.
There was a Time Team type programme set there at your stone circles (at least I think it was Orkney) that I saw years ago which talked about the circle people and how the idea spread through the lands. I’d love to come and see the ones on Orkney one day :)
Well that's how I reconcile it in my head. I've long had a fascination with the animal kingdom and it's rife there especially in mammals. And yes we have definitely lost touch with what we need for survival - it isn't a Tesla!
You might be thinking of the Neil Oliver programmes on BBC - Britain's Ancient Capital: Secrets of Orkney. It's what started my fascination with neolithic Orkney. Although I saw a post recently by someone to say that 'ancient capital' is misleading, which I would agree with as although their influence was far reaching, having a capital would imply some kind of central governance which seems implausible. Here's the show: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b087vh70
Haha - yes, no one ‘needs’ a Tesla. It may have been that programme, but it was several years ago I think. It’s definitely a fascinating history that’s still unfolding.
Tomato glut? A simple tomato sauce - will freeze down and be fab all winter for pizza, pasta, soup base etc. And you can make it with your eyes closed...
I loved this post - SO many connections, and I am all about connecting 😊
And I actually snorted my porridge over 'dick-swinging contest' - yep, late breakfast after a long walk with my hound - THE way to remain 'hench' 😊
Shackleton, hell yeah! WHY oh why...one of the saddest exhibitions I've ever seen is the Scott Polar Institute in Cambridge. Scott's letters to the WAGS of the time 😕
And I had to turn off Ben Fogle's tribute expedition... REALLY?!
And books in general - how lovely to be in a book group - I have never found one that suited (bit like Groucho, I'd 'never join a club that would consider having me on its books').
But I am a huge reader, almost entirely fiction, and share tastes with a friend for whom I get to indulge my passion for reading aloud - as I record novels on WhatsApp for her insomnia 😁
I am a big fan of George Mackay Brown, the Orkney hero, and recommend 'Beside the Ocean of Time', my Desert Island Book for decades.
Ha ha ha! Glad you enjoyed that part!!! It's a great phrase. Scott's letters to the WAGS sound interesting, but wow, aren't some people boring! All about status & how many women you can impress.
Oh I love that you read books aloud on WhatsApp for your friend, that's so lovely. I haven't read any George Mackay Brown, but don't let anyone here know please, there's about 5 shelves dedicated to him at the library!
Damn, I still haven’t unpacked my weekend bag from two weeks ago and here you go unpacking 8 bags! Congratulations on the 100 subscribers!! The photos are gorgeous as always.
😂😂 unpacked into 2 piles though which haven’t been organised - keep & not keep! I need to sort the not keep pile into - sell - charity - bin. That could be another 5 weeks !
We have to do the same thing! Well, my son, but you know that turns into “we”. 💖
I bet!
I love the idea that the modern day desperation to outdo each other stems from survival needs from the past. Makes sense! I hadn’t thought about it before. Though I think modern folk have lost touch a little with what’s needed for survival! It’ll be interesting to see what you come up with for your story set back in those times of monuments.
There was a Time Team type programme set there at your stone circles (at least I think it was Orkney) that I saw years ago which talked about the circle people and how the idea spread through the lands. I’d love to come and see the ones on Orkney one day :)
Well that's how I reconcile it in my head. I've long had a fascination with the animal kingdom and it's rife there especially in mammals. And yes we have definitely lost touch with what we need for survival - it isn't a Tesla!
You might be thinking of the Neil Oliver programmes on BBC - Britain's Ancient Capital: Secrets of Orkney. It's what started my fascination with neolithic Orkney. Although I saw a post recently by someone to say that 'ancient capital' is misleading, which I would agree with as although their influence was far reaching, having a capital would imply some kind of central governance which seems implausible. Here's the show: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b087vh70
Haha - yes, no one ‘needs’ a Tesla. It may have been that programme, but it was several years ago I think. It’s definitely a fascinating history that’s still unfolding.
Loving a 'tada' list too...though mine would be less boxes ticked, and more 'the little things'...
The little things are good, that's why I included doing 1 workout, sounds little, but it's good for me!
Sorry, I wasn't clear - though tbh I wasn't sure what I meant anyway! I think maybe I meant un-countable things
Right, gotcha, although I would argue once you start, everything is countable. It all counts...
Tomato glut? A simple tomato sauce - will freeze down and be fab all winter for pizza, pasta, soup base etc. And you can make it with your eyes closed...
Try again!
I loved this post - SO many connections, and I am all about connecting 😊
And I actually snorted my porridge over 'dick-swinging contest' - yep, late breakfast after a long walk with my hound - THE way to remain 'hench' 😊
Shackleton, hell yeah! WHY oh why...one of the saddest exhibitions I've ever seen is the Scott Polar Institute in Cambridge. Scott's letters to the WAGS of the time 😕
And I had to turn off Ben Fogle's tribute expedition... REALLY?!
And books in general - how lovely to be in a book group - I have never found one that suited (bit like Groucho, I'd 'never join a club that would consider having me on its books').
But I am a huge reader, almost entirely fiction, and share tastes with a friend for whom I get to indulge my passion for reading aloud - as I record novels on WhatsApp for her insomnia 😁
I am a big fan of George Mackay Brown, the Orkney hero, and recommend 'Beside the Ocean of Time', my Desert Island Book for decades.
Sorry to burble... ADHD 🙄
Ha ha ha! Glad you enjoyed that part!!! It's a great phrase. Scott's letters to the WAGS sound interesting, but wow, aren't some people boring! All about status & how many women you can impress.
Oh I love that you read books aloud on WhatsApp for your friend, that's so lovely. I haven't read any George Mackay Brown, but don't let anyone here know please, there's about 5 shelves dedicated to him at the library!
BURBLE AWAY 😆
I recommend Claire Thomson’s book ‘Tomato’ for your tomato glut 🍅
Sounds like a great book, I love tomatoes 🍅
We took it to France with us and used it a lot
Just stopped to rewind and ask what is 'hench'? And lost my thread ... literally. Going to make tea and start again 🙄
😂 I only know it because I used to work with young people! It means toned/strong/muscular etc. I’m never going to be hench!
Thank you for sharing. I enjoyed Shackleton.
Really interesting wasn’t it? I can’t get over that trip in the James Caird! Rather them than me!
No GPS. No modern day clothing. No accurate weather forecasts. Crazy.
How they navigated so well is mind blowing!